>>2102645I don't really hate cats but their owners greatly underestimate the damage they do not only to native wildlife (I like birds, especially the local species, and every time some ignorant bitch goes "it's naturree who cares about some birdd!! Kitty cute!!" I wish I could deck them) but also to humans. Cat scratches have higher rates of infection because people think their claws and paws are clean (they're not) and they don't get them checked out because they think that if the wound looks small then it's not that serious, while in reality cat scratches are often thin but pretty deep and they're the perfect place for nasty bacteria to grow. People get dog bites checked out because the wounds are big, flashy and open, so overall the infection rate tends to be lower (not talking about mauling, just bites).
>>2104070This happened twice to me and my dog, a big orange fucker just came out of a yard completely unprovoked and tried to scratch my dog's face. First time it happened I put myself between and the little bitch met my boot instead (I wasn't actively kicking it, it lunged at my dog but crashed on me and ran). Though on the other hand I have met a cat that was nice to my dog (it was a calico) which is unusual because they start hissing and growling as soon as any another animal approaches them no matter the behaviour. Cat attacks can blind other animals because they often aim at the face.